Largest US TV audience - rating share

According to Official Guinness Records,

The final episode of M*A*S*H Goodbye, Farewell and Amen transmitted by CBS on 28 February 1983 to 60.3% of all households in the United States. It was estimated that some 125 million people tuned in, taking a 77% share of all viewing.

For a complete list of 1983 records, please visit 1983 Guinness Records in United States.

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